Following the official tutorial, I create a single-column paper template for general use. You can use it for papers published on SSRN etc.

How to use

Use as a template package

Typst integrated the template with their official package manager. You can use it as the other third-party packages.

You only need to enter the following command in the terminal to initialize the template.

typst init @preview/ssrn-scribe

It will generate a subfolder ssrn-scribe including the main.typ and extra.typ files in the current directory with the latest version of the template.

Warning

Before version 0.6.0, this template has integrated with some other packages for a wide range of use. However, to make the template more flexible, all integrated packages are removed.

All the integrated packages have been saved in the extra.typ file and they have been imported to the main.typ file.

If you do not want to use them, you can comment out the import statement in the main.typ file.

#import "extra.typ": *
#show: great-theorems-init

Mannully use

1. Download the template or clone the repository.
2. generate your bibliography file using .biblatex and store the file in the same directory of the template.
3. modify the main.typ file in the subfolder /template and compile it. Note: You should have paper_template.typ, main.typ and extra.typ in the same directory.

In the template, you can modify the following parameters:

maketitle is a boolean (compulsory). If maketitle=true, the template will generate a new page for the title. Otherwise, the title will be shown on the first page.

• maketitle=true:

Additional layout controls (all optional):

• author-columns, author-alignment (both modes): enforce a fixed column count and per-column alignment for the author grid (defaults auto-detect reasonable settings).
• cover-title-size, cover-subtitle-size, cover-author-name-size (maketitle=true only): change the typography of the cover title block directly from the paper.with call.
• cover-spacing (maketitle=true only): main vertical spacing unit between stacked elements (title → subtitle → authors → meta).
• cover-author-gutter, cover-author-row-gap (maketitle=true only): adjust horizontal and vertical spacing between author blocks on the cover.
• cover-text-width, cover-line-leading, cover-paragraph-spacing (maketitle=true only): control the width, line height, and paragraph spacing of the abstract/keywords/JEL block.
• frontmatter-gap (both modes): extra spacing between abstract, keywords, and JEL sections.
• inline-title-size, inline-subtitle-size, inline-author-name-size (maketitle=false only): mirror the cover typography when the title stays on the first page.
• inline-author-gutter, inline-author-row-gap (maketitle=false only): tweak spacing for inline author lists.
• body-line-leading, body-paragraph-spacing, body-text-spacing (both modes): fine-tune the main text’s readability globally.

Author notes and acknowledgments on the cover are rendered as left-aligned footnotes with consistent marker spacing.

Full configuration example with inline comments:

#import "@preview/ssrn-scribe:0.9.1": *

#show: paper.with(
  // Core typography (applies to body in both modes)
  font: "PT Serif",                 // main document font family
  fontsize: 11pt,                   // main document font size
  body-text-spacing: 106%,          // character width spacing in main text
  body-line-leading: 1.32em,        // line height in the main text
  body-paragraph-spacing: 0.7em,    // space between paragraphs in main text

  // Title-page switch
  maketitle: true,                  // true → dedicated cover page, false → inline title

  // Metadata & title block
  title: [Your Title Here],         // document title
  subtitle: "Optional subtitle",    // optional subtitle
  date: "February 2025",            // version/date line
  acknowledgments: "Funding note.", // rendered as a footnote on the title

  // Cover-page only styling (ignored when maketitle=false)
  cover-title-size: 20pt,           // cover title font size
  cover-subtitle-size: 13pt,        // cover subtitle font size
  cover-spacing: 24pt,              // vertical space between cover sections
  cover-text-width: 90%,            // width of abstract/keywords block on the cover
  cover-line-leading: 1.32em,       // line height for cover/front matter paragraphs
  cover-paragraph-spacing: 0.7em,   // spacing between cover paragraphs
  cover-author-name-size: 14pt,     // author name size on the cover
  cover-author-gutter: 24pt,        // horizontal gap between cover author columns
  cover-author-row-gap: 16pt,       // vertical gap between cover author rows

  // Inline-title styling (used only when maketitle=false)
  inline-title-size: 18pt,          // inline title size
  inline-subtitle-size: 12pt,       // inline subtitle size
  inline-author-name-size: 12pt,    // inline author name size
  inline-author-gutter: 18pt,       // horizontal gap between inline author columns
  inline-author-row-gap: 12pt,      // vertical gap between inline author rows

  // Author block layout (applies to both modes)
  author-columns: 2,                // force two columns; omit to auto-detect
  author-alignment: center,         // column alignment for author details
  authors: (
    (
      name: "Author One",
      affiliation: "Affiliation One",
      email: "author.one@example.com",
      note: "Contact author",
    ),
    (
      name: "Author Two",
      affiliation: "Affiliation Two",
      email: "author.two@example.com",
    ),
  ),

  // Front matter (rendered on cover or inline depending on maketitle)
  abstract: [Summarize your contribution here.], // optional abstract content
  keywords: [Keyword 1, Keyword 2, Keyword 3],   // keyword list
  JEL: [G11, G12],                               // optional JEL codes
  frontmatter-gap: 12pt,                         // gap between abstract/keywords/JEL

  // bibliography: bibliography("bib.bib", title: "References", style: "apa"),
)

When you attach paper.with(...) via #show: paper.with(...), Typst passes the remaining document content (doc) automatically, so no additional argument is required at the end of the call.

• maketitle=false:

Note: You need to keep the comma at the end of the first bracket of the author’s list, even if you have only one author.

    (
    name: "",
    affiliation: "", // optional
    email: "", // optional
    note: "", // optional
    ),

#import "@preview/ssrn-scribe:0.9.1": *

#show: paper.with(
  font: "PT Serif", // "Times New Roman"
  fontsize: 12pt, // 12pt
  maketitle: true, // whether to add new page for title
  title: [#lorem(5)], // title 
  subtitle: "A work in progress", // subtitle
  authors: (
    (
      name: "Theresa Tungsten",
      affiliation: "Artos Institute",
      email: "tung@artos.edu",
      note: "123",
    ),
  ),
  date: "July 2023",
  abstract: lorem(80), // replace lorem(80) with [ Your abstract here. ]
  keywords: [
    Imputation,
    Multiple Imputation,
    Bayesian,],
  JEL: [G11, G12],
  acknowledgments: "This paper is a work in progress. Please do not cite without permission.", 
  // bibliography: bibliography("bib.bib", title: "References", style: "apa"),
)
= Introduction
#lorem(50)

Preview

Example

Here is a screenshot of the template:

Example-brief with maketitle=true

Example-brief with maketitle=false